Renewable energy consumption in Reunion
Reunion: Renewable energy consumption was 17.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Reunion, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Reunion stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 104.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Reunion peaked at 37.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2001.
Reunion ranks 114th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Reunion, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37.5% | — |
| 1991 | 35.3% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 26.3% | -25.5% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -37.8% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +79.1% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +79.1% | 9.2% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 8.8% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.8% | 18.0% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Reunion
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- Milk production, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2006)
- Milk production 26,146 tonnes (2006)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 12,962 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land 28,665 hectares (2023)
- FAO projections of arable land, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares 251,000 hectares (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.17 live births per woman (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Reunion?
- Renewable energy consumption in Reunion was 17.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2001.
- How does Reunion rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Reunion ranks 114th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Reunion data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption